SPORTS
INFINITY DANCE COLLECTIVE
The Infinity Dance Collective specializes in adapting dance to accommodate various abilities and strengths. They have classes for children ages 4+ as well as adults of all ages. Group classes and private lessons are available. Recently expanded into Sumner County.
Contact Information:
Email: info@danceinfinity.org
Website: https://www.danceinfinity.org/
Phone: (517) 775.4732
MIRACLE LEAGUE OF GALLATIN
The Miracle League of Gallatin offers softball to players age 4-99 with disabilities. Players will be paired with a buddy. Games are on Saturdays at Miracle Park inside Triple Creek Park in Gallatin.
Contact Information:
Website: gallatintn.gov/1964/Miracle-League-of-Gallatin
Phone: Gallatin Civic Center: (615) 451-5911
Email: tatum.pryor@gallatintn.gov
MOVE INCLUSIVE DANCE
Move Inclusive Dance is an inclusive dance studio that empowers individuals of all ability levels to learn life skills through dance. It is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. They have classes in Nashville and Franklin TN and also offer virtual class attendance as well as an online library of videos to follow along with.
Contact Information
Website: www.moveinclusivedance.com
Phone: (615) 582-4993
Address: 7657 Highway 70 South #101 Nashville TN 37221
NASHVILLE DOLPHINS
Nashville Dolphins is an organization that provides adaptive aquatic lessons to children and adults of all ages who have special needs. They offer basic water safety instruction as well as a competetive swim team. Their programs are offered at no cost.
Contact Information
Website: www.nashvilledolphins.org
Phone: (615) 866-9971
Email: info@nashvilledolphins.org
SPECIAL NEEDS SPORTS FOUNDATION
The Special Needs Sports Foundation provides recreational and social activities in Sumner County and surrounding. Their aim is to provide a healthy outlet for fun and social interaction for the participants.
They partner with Hendersonville Parks and Recreation for the Raptors league. The Raptors league offers basketball, baseball, or kickball at the cost of $35 for each season.
Hendersonville Parks also puts on a free fishing rodeo in the summer which includes an evening of free fishing with music and food.
SNSF also partners with Hendersonville Strike and Spare for a 10-week special needs bowling league in the Fall & Spring. A child's non-disabled buddy can play as well, though space is limited for the buddies. The cost is $55 for the 10-week league. Contact Gay Neal at gay.neal@att.net for more information.
Club Able 2B Me is the social arm of the Special Needs Sports Foundation. They gave bingo every Thursday 6-8pm at Northfield Church. They also host events like fun-runs to raise funds to provide other events and for their long-term goal of providing a recreational center specifically for special needs individuals.
Contact Information
Phone - Ed Neal, President 615-504-0427
Website - http://snsfi.com/index.html
SPECIAL OLYMPICS
Special Olympics Tennessee (SOTN) offers sports training and competition in 17 Olympic style sports to children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Individuals eight years old and up can compete in local and state competitions. The Young Athletes program is available for children with and without intellectual disabilities, ages 2-7.
2024 Dates: State Winter Games 1/28-1/30 in Gatlinburg
, State Summer Games 5/17-5/18 in Nashville
Sumner County Games: 4/19 at Station Camp High School
Contact Information
Special Olympics TN website: https://www.specialolympicstn.org/
Area 21 Website: https://www.specialolympicstn.org/middle-tennessee-region/sumner-county-area-21?locale=en
Sumner County Special Olympics FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/SumnercountySO
THE CRAG NASHVILLE
The Crag Nashville offers an adaptive rock-climbing league as well as adaptive rock climbing once per month for individuals of all ages and abilities.
Contact Information:
Address: 15115 Old Hickory Blvd Nashville TN 37211
Phone: (615) 922-4649
TUSC STARS SOCCER
TUSC Stars is an inclusive soccer program that is available to individuals age 5 and up (including adults) with physical or developmemental disabilities. The program is free for the 8 sessions. Each participant is assigned a buddy that is the same age or older. Sessions are held at Merroll Hyde Magnet School in Hendersonville. The 2024 season will be March 23rd- May 18th.
Contact Information:
Website: tnunitedsc.com/tusc-stars
VALIANT FITNESS
Valiant Fitness provides all inclusive fitness training for all abilities. They offer 30 or 50 minute training sessions and are mobile. Sessions can be held in a home, at a park, or in a facility.
Contact Information
Phone - (805) 421-3646